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Google planning to bring ‘Circle to Search’ feature to desktop with Chrome update- Details

Google may bring the Circle to Search feature to the desktop via Chrome. Know what’s coming with the future upgrades.

By: AISHWARYA PANDA
| Updated on: May 10 2024, 07:09 IST
Google Meet introduces face touch-up filters to web version - enhance your looks before joining meetings
Google planning to bring ‘Circle to Search’ feature to desktop with Chrome update- Details
1/5 Google Meet introduces face touch-up filters to its desktop version, enabling users to subtly enhance their appearance before video meetings. Initially launched on mobile, this feature now extends to the web app, providing users with additional customization options for their virtual meetings, reported The Verge.  (Google)
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2/5 Users can choose between two filters: subtle and smoothing. The subtle filter offers "very light" complexion smoothing, under-eye lightening, and eye whitening, while the smoothing filter enhances these effects slightly. Google emphasizes that these filters provide natural-looking enhancements without dramatically altering users' appearance.  (Google )
Google planning to bring ‘Circle to Search’ feature to desktop with Chrome update- Details
3/5 To access the touch-up options, users can navigate to the Apply visual effects setting in Google Meet and select Appearance. From there, they can toggle Portrait touch-up on or off and choose their preferred filter, making it easy to customize their virtual appearance for each meeting. (Google)
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4/5 Google Meet's portrait touch-up feature is rolling out starting today, but it will only be available to paid users on specific plans. This includes Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Essentials, Enterprise Starter, Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, Education Plus, Teaching & Learning Upgrade, Google One, and Google Workspace Individual subscribers. (AFP)
Google planning to bring ‘Circle to Search’ feature to desktop with Chrome update- Details
5/5 While Google was late to the videoconferencing face filter game, competitors like Zoom and Microsoft Teams already offer similar features. However, Google's approach focuses on providing subtle enhancements, contrasting with the more drastic alterations seen in other platforms. With the addition of face touch-up filters, Google Meet aims to enhance users virtual presence, allowing them to present themselves confidently and professionally during video meetings.  (Google )
Google planning to bring ‘Circle to Search’ feature to desktop with Chrome update- Details
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The Google Circle to Search feature is coming to Google Chrome on desktops, check details.

Google's Circle to Search feature has been the talk of the town ever since it was launched last year with the Samsung Galaxy S24 series. Now, the feature is making its way to several older-generation and mid-range smartphones. The feature is also available on Pixel smartphones (obviously). Now, the company is planning to bring the feature to desktops by integrating it with Chrome. While the functionality of the feature on a desktop seems confusing, the feature is yet to roll out or may not. Know Google is planning for its net Chrome update.

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Google Circle to Search feature coming to the desktop

According to an Android Police report, Google Chrome is working on a new Lens integration to bring the Circle to Search feature to desktops. Therefore, Google Lens will be making its way to Chrome with a new UI which was spotted by X users who go by the name Leopeva64. The shared post by the tipster showcased the new Lens UI in Chrome which has an animation similar to Android's Circle to Search. The post said, “the new Lens UI in Chrome now has an animation that is similar to what you see when you activate Android's Circle to Search.”

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The Circle to Search feature on the desktop will require users to select any image or text on a webpage and it will provide you the results accordingly. This feature will make searching on laptop devices easier and more intuitive. The integration of Google Lens into the Chrome browser could be the next big thing as it has the potential to revamp the way we search on Google.

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Currently, the feature and UI are reportedly in the development stage and it is expected to roll out in future Chrome updates. However, as of now, it is unsure when the feature will be fully implemented in Chrome for all users to try the new intuitive feature. Therefore, we will have to wait and see what Google has planned for its desktop users.

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